Alternate Names: Cachari, Plains Kachari
Genealogy:
Demographics: 59,000 (IMA 1997).
Language Use: Some ethnic Kachari speak it as L1. Most speak Assamese [asm] as L1. Rapidly assimilating to Bengali [ben] or Assamese [asm] (Van Driem 2007). Also use Assamese [asm].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 81% in Assam (2001 census).
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe.